Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha says she wants to do an ‘explosive’ dance number with choreographer-turned-director Prabhu Deva and actor Shahid Kapoor. Sonakshi has even requested her director Prabhu Deva to make a special music video with the trio for ‘R…Rajkumar’. “I have been asking Prabhu sir to do a music video featuring Shahid, him and […]
Saina Nehwal has crashed out of the Denmark Super series Badminton tournament. In the women’s singles quarter final South Korea’s Zee Hun Sung beat Saina 13-21, 21-18, 21-19. In the men’s singles quarterfinal, India’s R. M. V. Gurusaidutt will clash with 3rd seeded China’s K. Du Pengu. Gurusaidutt defeated compatriot Ajay Jairam 21-15, 21-16 to […]
Asian Games silver-medallist Manpreet Singh sailed into the World Championships prequarterfinal in 91kg category after defeating Seychelles’ Keddy Agnes in his opening bout in Almaty, Kazakhstan today. National coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu said, Manpreet dominated all three rounds even though the other guy was very stout and experienced. He said, Manpreet put to use some […]
The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange shot up 467 points, or 2.3 percent, to close at a nearly three-year high of 20,883, on across-the-board buying in blue-chips, amid easing concerns over the US monetary stimulus tapering, and a pick-up in China’s economic growth. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange surged 144 points, or […]
Saudi Arabia today turned down membership of the UN Security Council, a day after it won the seat . Accusing the powerful body of double-standards, the Saudi Foreign Ministry in a statement said, the country has no other option but to turn down Security Council membership until it is reformed and given the means to […]
The Central Bureau of Investigation, CBI, has sent a letter to the Indian embassy in Italy seeking details on the arrest of Guido Ralph Haschke, the alleged middleman in the 3,600 crore Rs AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal, by Swiss authorities. The arrest was made in Switzerland yesterday on the request of Italian authorities probing allegations […]
In Chhatisgarh, election process for the first phase of poll has been set in motion with the issuance of notification. The last date for filing the nomination is 25th October and 28th will be the last date for withdrawal of nomination. 18 Constituenices in the most naxal infested region in Chhatisgarh will go to […]
Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar today rejected the resignation of 13 MPs from Andhra Pradesh. These MPs had tendered their resignation opposing the bifurcation of the state. According to a press release, the Speaker didn’t find resignation in proper format. The Constitutional provisions and rules of procedure and conduct of business in Lok Sabha […]
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today indicated that it will register fresh cases soon in connection with Coalgate. The agency said, the former Coal Secretary P C Parekh has failed to explain the reasons for allotting coal block to Hindalco after rejecting it earlier. The CBI sources said, the agency which is probing the entire […]
The Government is exploring the possibility of setting up industrial parks by China to attract greater Chinese investment. Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh said, the proposal given by Beijing is now under active consideration. She said, a Chinese team is now in India to discuss the proposal with Commerce and Industry Ministry. The Foreign Secretary said […]